B. Steffes

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

B. Steffes is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Steffes has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 5 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 4 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in B. Steffes's work include Plasma Applications and Diagnostics (10 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (4 papers) and Burn Injury Management and Outcomes (3 papers). B. Steffes is often cited by papers focused on Plasma Applications and Diagnostics (10 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (4 papers) and Burn Injury Management and Outcomes (3 papers). B. Steffes collaborates with scholars based in Germany. B. Steffes's co-authors include Tetsuji Shimizu, Georg Isbary, Sigrid Karrer, J. Heinlin, W. Stolz, M. Landthaler, G. E. Morfill, J.L. Zimmermann, W. Bunk and Roberto Monetti and has published in prestigious journals such as Free Radical Biology and Medicine, British Journal of Dermatology and New Journal of Physics.

In The Last Decade

B. Steffes

16 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A first prospective randomized controlled trial to decrease bacterial load using cold atmospheric argon plasma on chronic wounds in patients
    2010 568 citations Georg Isbary, G. E. Morfill et al. British Journal of Dermatology profile →
  2. Successful and safe use of 2 min cold atmospheric argon plasma in chronic wounds: results of a randomized controlled trial
    2012 382 citations Georg Isbary, J. Heinlin et al. British Journal of Dermatology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
B. Steffes 1.6k 772 336 253 243 16 2.0k
J.L. Zimmermann 1.8k 1.1× 785 1.0× 380 1.1× 246 1.0× 270 1.1× 22 2.2k
Georg Isbary 2.4k 1.5× 1.0k 1.3× 543 1.6× 360 1.4× 432 1.8× 36 3.2k
Hans‐Robert Metelmann 1.2k 0.7× 433 0.6× 210 0.6× 154 0.6× 129 0.5× 67 1.9k
R. Bussiahn 1.3k 0.8× 840 1.1× 134 0.4× 196 0.8× 78 0.3× 35 1.6k
Hans-Ulrich Schmidt 788 0.5× 341 0.4× 158 0.5× 119 0.5× 126 0.5× 11 983
Gyoo‐Cheon Kim 984 0.6× 467 0.6× 101 0.3× 135 0.5× 49 0.2× 107 1.8k
Sébastien Dozias 2.4k 1.5× 1.7k 2.2× 100 0.3× 310 1.2× 40 0.2× 44 2.7k
Manjula Balasubramanian 1.6k 1.0× 1.0k 1.3× 153 0.5× 240 0.9× 32 0.1× 27 1.9k
Katrin Ramrath 666 0.4× 335 0.4× 139 0.4× 103 0.4× 82 0.3× 7 829
Danil Dobrynin 1.7k 1.1× 1.1k 1.4× 105 0.3× 217 0.9× 31 0.1× 62 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. Steffes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Steffes

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. Steffes. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. Steffes based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with B. Steffes. B. Steffes is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Isbary, Georg, J.L. Zimmermann, Tetsuji Shimizu, et al.. (2013). Non-thermal plasma—More than five years of clinical experience. 1(1). 19–23. 87 indexed citations
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Isbary, Georg, J. Heinlin, Tetsuji Shimizu, et al.. (2012). Successful and safe use of 2 min cold atmospheric argon plasma in chronic wounds: results of a randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Dermatology. 167(2). 404–410. 382 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mitra, Anindita, Gregor E. Morfill, Tetsuji Shimizu, et al.. (2012). Applications in plasma medicine: a SWOT approach. Composite Interfaces. 19(3-4). 231–238. 11 indexed citations
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Du, Cheng-Ran, et al.. (2011). Frequency dependence of microparticle charge in a radio frequency discharge with Margenau electron velocity distribution. Physics of Plasmas. 18(1). 14501–14501. 2 indexed citations
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Heinlin, J., Georg Isbary, W. Stolz, et al.. (2010). Plasma applications in medicine with a special focus on dermatology. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 25(1). 1–11. 349 indexed citations
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Isbary, Georg, G. E. Morfill, Hans Schmidt, et al.. (2010). A first prospective randomized controlled trial to decrease bacterial load using cold atmospheric argon plasma on chronic wounds in patients. British Journal of Dermatology. 163(1). 78–82. 568 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nosenko, Tetyana, Tetsuji Shimizu, Julia Zimmermann, B. Steffes, & Gregor E. Morfill. (2010). Argon plasma vs. air plasma: Characteriazation and interaction with biological systems. 1–1. 2 indexed citations
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Nosenko, Tetyana, Tetsuji Shimizu, B. Steffes, et al.. (2009). Generation and Action of Reactive Species. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 47. S118–S135. 4 indexed citations
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Isbary, Georg, W. Stolz, Tetsuji Shimizu, et al.. (2009). Antioxidants and Novel Therapeutics. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 47. S136–S158. 8 indexed citations
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Pompl, R., Ferdinand Jamitzky, Tetsuji Shimizu, et al.. (2009). The effect of low-temperature plasma on bacteria as observed by repeated AFM imaging. New Journal of Physics. 11(11). 115023–115023. 66 indexed citations
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Morfill, G. E., et al.. (2009). Nosocomial infections—a new approach towards preventive medicine using plasmas. New Journal of Physics. 11(11). 115019–115019. 173 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Tetsuji, B. Steffes, R. Pompl, et al.. (2008). Characterization of Microwave Plasma Torch for Decontamination. Plasma Processes and Polymers. 5(6). 577–582. 145 indexed citations
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Pompl, R., Tetsuji Shimizu, Wolfram Bunk, et al.. (2006). Efficiency and medical compatibility of low-temperature plasma sterilisation. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. 151–152. 12 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Tetsuji, B. Steffes, R. Pompl, et al.. (2006). Microwave plasma torch for bacterial sterilization. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. 283–284. 11 indexed citations
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Steffes, B., et al.. (1996). Heat-pipe oven for large column densities with a well-defined optical path length. Applied Physics B. 62(1). 87–90. 7 indexed citations

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